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DC Circuit revives EPA climate grants case ahead of bigger funding brawl
The decision could have implications for a separate but related fight over the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants.
Appeals court backs NRC on climate, aging risks for nuclear plants
The decision is a loss for green groups who claimed the commission should have done more to evaluate harm.
Global trade faces fresh test as Panama Canal sees water supply woes
Previous El Niños have dried up freshwater lakes supplying the canal, causing the Panama Canal Authority to impose daily transit restrictions.
Conflicts and energy shocks hamper global hunger fight, UN says
Wars and geopolitical tensions can disrupt shipping, energy supplies and agricultural inputs, increasing costs across food systems already strained by inflation.
Weeklong rainstorms in Chile blamed on El Niño kill 10, trigger floods
Swollen rivers and flooded roads have stranded 104,271 people, officials reported, warning that overwhelmed rivers will remain a threat even when the rainfall eases.
Rescuers in Afghanistan search for scores missing after floods kill 23
Video footage from the provincial capital city of Parun showed scenes of utter devastation, with piles of mud, rocks and rubble where buildings used to be
Trump threatens National Academies with debarment. Here's what it is.
The president invoked an obscure process to review the institution's federal grants over what he says is "climate fraud."
Forest Service overhaul puts wildfire science on chopping block
A third of the research offices the agency is evaluating to possibly close works in climate adaptation and wildfire prevention.
House committee narrows data center energy bill
The latest Ratepayer Protection Act would apply more specifically to data centers.
Republican moves to scrap 2009 California clean car rule
The Trump EPA recently asked Congress to undo four more federal waivers underpinning California air pollution rules.
EU asks capitals to suspend enforcement of landmark climate rules
Fossil fuel firms claim the rules will trigger catastrophic supply disruptions if implemented next year.
Africa’s biggest battery rental firm partners with Nigeria in $75M push
MOPO rents out batteries charged at its own solar power plants, removing the need for customers and communities with limited income to invest in solar home systems or mini-grids.
Pension funds try to come to grips with ‘climate black swan risks’
Long regarded as an outlier scenario, climate tipping points are now making their way into portfolio analysis and even informing financial regulations.
Texas Hill Country floods test warning systems after last year’s disaster
Stories of people again surprised to find their homes inundated by rising rivers illustrate the challenges of trying to bolster early warning systems in a vast, rural area known as Flash Flood Alley.
Flight hours, miles of World Cup travels of FIFA’s Infantino in numbers
FIFA President Gianni Infantino got some serious air time over the course of the 2026 World Cup, the tournament's most far-flung edition ever.
The West’s moment of reckoning is here on the Colorado River
With states still brawling over how to share dwindling flows, the Trump administration is about to take control.
Meet the former GOP governor coming to the solar industry’s defense
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will also have to bridge policy differences inside the solar industry.
Committees plan votes on FEMA, Interior nominees
President Donald Trump’s latest pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency faced a tense confirmation hearing last month.
Latin American governments prepare for El Niño as drought, floods loom
The preparations come as meteorologists warn that El Niño is already underway and increasingly likely to strengthen through the remainder of the year.
Brazilian bay’s surprise shark nursery sparks conservation project
More than one-third of species of shark are at risk of extinction due to overfishing, habitat degradation and climate change, according to officials.
